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Does Your Aircraft Have a Drinking Problem?
Guide to Hygiene and Sanitation in Aviation: Module 1, Water; Module 2, Cleaning and Disinfection of Facilities
World Health Organization (WHO) Press. Third edition. 2009, released April 2010. 60 pp. Figures, tables, references, annexes.
This supersedes the previous edition of the Guide, published in 1977. Although it says that basic principles of hygiene have not changed since then, the aviation world has, with new health threats as a consequence.
Besides the growth in air traffic, “the current trend in international civil aviation is toward aircraft of larger passenger-carrying capacity and greater range,” the Guide says. “The introduction of air services into areas with inadequate public health infrastructure, such as food handling and storage, water supply, and waste disposal, creates a challenge for aircraft operators. To protect public health, the application of high standards of h…
